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Meeting the Daily Challenge

This course is intended to provide system operators with knowledge and operating principles to survive the daily challenges of operating in the control center. This course is delivered over a 2-day period and includes topics related to Transmission Operations, Generation Operations, and System Switching. The course includes the following content: Operator Responsibilities, Generation Control Concepts, Resource Scheduling, System Reserves, Disturbance Control Standards, Transmission Control Concepts, Voltage Control, Thermal Control, Generation Shift Factors, Switching Considerations, Switching Order Prep, Contingency Analysis, and Emergency Outages. This course delivery includes extensive interaction with both tabletop exercises and simulator scenarios.

NERC Continuing Education Hours:
TOTAL:   16.0 CEHs
Standards:   2.0 CEHs
Ops Topics:   16.0 CEHs
Sim:  8.0 CEHs  

NERC Emergency Training Requirement:
16.0 hours of Emergency Operations

Course Overview ||  Registration Form 2008 || Registration Form 2009

October 30-31, 2008

Course Location:
Southwestern Power Authority
2858 South Golden Avenue
Springfield, MO 65808


Recommended Hotel Accommodations:
Baymont Inn & Suites Springfield
3776 South Glenstone Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804

For reservations, call (417) 889-8188. A special discounted room rate of $59.90 plus tax per night is available. The group ID must be provided in order to receive the group rate. (Group ID: SWPA)

More Information About the Hotel

Register by October 16, 2008

April 16-17, 2009

Course Location:
Southwestern Power Authority
2858 South Golden Avenue
Springfield, MO 65808


Recommended Hotel Accommodations:
Baymont Inn & Suites Springfield
3776 South Glenstone Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804

For reservations, call (417) 889-8188. A special discounted room rate of $59.90 plus tax per night is available. The group ID must be provided in order to receive the group rate. (Group ID: SWPA)

More Information About the Hotel

Register by April 2, 2009

September 28-29, 2009

Course Location:
OES-NA Training Center
5740 S. Semoran Blvd.
Airport Business Center
Orlando, FL 32822
(407) 381-2223


Recommended Hotel Accommodations:

The Crowne Plaza Hotel - Orlando Airport
5555 Hazeltine National Drive
Orlando, FL 32812

For reservations, call (407) 856-0100 or 1-800-2 CROWNE.
Be sure to ask for the corporate rate.

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Courtyard Orlando Airport
7155 N. Frontage Road
Orlando, FL 32812

For reservations, call (407) 240-7200 or 1-800-321-2211.
Be sure to ask for the corporate rate.

More Information About the Hotel

Register by September 14, 2009